Post-World War II developmental theory was never solely economic but was social and political as well. Plans for the development of Third World nations included far-reaching social and political reforms to insure that economic development would occur in such a way as to tie Third World economies more firmly to the First World. One of the more conspicuous social reforms was that of the educational system, and a prime example of efforts to reform Third World education was the Basic Plan for Colombian Higher Education elaborated at the University of California, Berkeley, under the sponsorship of the Agency for International Development. The Plan Basico is examined in order to reveal the political and ideological intent of educational reform.
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